Our Wedding Day
May 7, 2026
Our Journey to Marriage
April 2024 - Omishima, Japan
We are sitting across from one another in a quaint Italian restaurant run by a young and beautiful Japanese couple. Between bites of fresh pasta and sips of wine, it is here that we express a desire to marry one another one day. Holding hands across the oak table, we giggle and gaze into one another's eyes as a candle flickers between us. Suspended in sweetness, we share from the heart our vulnerabilities and visions, our intentions and dreams for a future together.
Jan 2025 - Barre, Massachusetts
We have been sitting in silence for 10 days at the Insight Meditation Society — a center tucked into the forest that holds deep resonance for Justin, who has returned year after year to practice with his teachers and sangha. Kailey, a meditator herself, joined him on retreat for the first time. On the closing night, a New Year's ceremony unfolds, during which we release the old and set intentions for the year ahead. Our teacher, Catherine, summons Kailey outside into the brisk winter night. Kailey, in a flurry, doesn’t even put on her shoes to find Justin standing there. He breaks his silence and asks: "Here, beneath the full moon, where we are held and we are free — will you marry me?"
May 2026 - Torpoint, England
We are standing upon an emerald cliffside overlooking the sea. Justin dressed in green and Kailey in white and rose
